Undergraduate Course: Modern Irish Texts (CELT10052)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Celtic |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Course description | This course is an intensive introduction to Modern Irish for students with a good knowledge of Scottish Gaelic. The course begins with a systematic analysis of the linguistic differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, principally in relation to grammar but with some attention to phonology. Students are then introduced to a range of Irish texts in a variety of genres, mostly from the 20th and 21st centuries, but with some older material, including texts from the end of the Early Modern period (e.g. Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn). The course provides a foundation for several Honours courses in Celtic, including Irish Poetry 1600-2000 (CELT10015), Early Modern Gaelic Prose (CELT10014), The History of the Gaelic Languages (CELT10024) and The Gaelic Languages: Modernisation and Standardisation (CELT10039). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | All visiting students must have a good knowledge of Scottish Gaelic. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to:
- demonstrate a good understanding of the structural differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, especially in relation to noun and verb morphology and to lexis
- demonstrate a good understanding of the principal phonological differences between Scottish Gaelic and Irish (with due attention to dialectal variation in Irish)
- be able to read and critically analyse a range of Modern Irish texts.
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Assessment Information
| 2 language exercises (12.5% each) and one 2-hour final exam (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Weeks 1-4 will consist of a systematic analysis of the linguistic differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic, principally in relation to grammar but with some attention to phonology. In Weeks 5-10 students are introduced to a range of Irish texts in a variety of genres, mostly from the 20th and 21st centuries, but with some older material, including texts from the end of the Early Modern period (e.g. Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn). |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Stenson, Nancy (2008). Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook. London: Routledge.
Stenson, Nancy (2008). Intermediate Irish: A Grammar and Workbook. London: Routledge.
Wong, Donna (2004). A Learner's Guide to Irish. Dublin: Cois Life.
Denvir, Gearóid, et al., eds (2000). Rogha an Chéid. Inverin: Cló Iar-Chonnachta.
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| Study Abroad |
N/A |
| Study Pattern |
2 one-hour classes per week. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anja Gunderloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1374
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Christina Bould
Tel: (0131 6)50 3622
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